Smoke shop robberies and openings continue to surge: police
“I think about it every day. That could happen to anyone,” said Smoke City employee Yusif Ali, 20, who was pepper sprayed by thieves at a lower Manhattan smoke shop where he worked earlier this year. “I asked to have security guards. That’s the best thing to have these days.” Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
Smoke shops also continue to sprout up like weeds across the city, with an increase to 1,590 this month.Some illegal cannabis shops have even begun arming themselves with BB and pellets guns, which could quickly lead to further bloodshed, according to New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda. “We’ve recovered a number of other types of firearms, things that look real,” Miranda told The Post. “If it looks real, then the person trying to rob you, they’re going to anticipate that it is real. They might be firing back at you with real bullets.”
The unending increase in smoke shops comes despite various efforts by city officials and agencies to crack down
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